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March 31, 2015 by Jason Kornwitz North­eastern University’s Center for the Study of Sport in Society is working with Major League Base­ball to strike out domestic vio­lence, sexual assault, and child abuse. Over the past five weeks, center staff and con­sul­tants have been vis­iting the Spring Training facil­i­ties of all 30MLB teams and admin­is­tering the new,. . .Read more »

Christie Civetta (Human Services 2015) has been selected as one of three recipients of the 2015 Harold D. Hodgkinson Achievement Award. The Harold D. Hodgkinson Achievement Award is based primarily on distinguished scholastic achievement with due consideration of character, personality, qualities of leadership, cooperative work experience and service in voluntary organizations and activities. The Hodgkinson Award. . .Read more »

Five North­eastern Uni­ver­sity fac­ulty mem­bers came together last month to examine January’s attacks in Paris and dis­cuss dif­ferent ways the tragic events fit into the larger con­text of con­flicts, ter­rorism, free speech, and inequality.. . .Read more »

Gemma Bon­figlioli, SSH’17, a third-​​year inter­na­tional affairs and human ser­vices major, devel­oped her first co-​​op at Vision of Hope, a non­profit in Zambia founded in 2009 to address HIV/​AIDS pre­ven­tion, per­sonal hygiene, and repro­duc­tive health with young girls in crisis in that country.. . .Read more »

Amid a developing dialogue about sexual assault and a Title IX case filed against the university, Northeastern students have begun pushing the administration to redefine sexual assault in the Code of Student Conduct (CSC).Advocates for the change are hoping the university will provide more educational and supportive services for students while also creating clear guidelines. . .Read more »

Northeastern University has recently been recognized as one of 361 institutions for community engagement by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The recognition is centered around community and global involvement, including both institutional relations with surrounding areas and community service. “The importance of this elective classification is borne out by the response of. . .Read more »

Donning bulky snow pants and wielding shovels, Northeastern students have taken on the task of clearing streets and sidewalks in a new community service outreach program called #NUShovelsBoston. Becca Berkey, associate director and service learning coordinator for the Center of Community Service (CSC), said that the project is a collaborative effort of the City &. . .Read more »

Northeastern Students4Giving (NS4G) is awarding a grant of $10,000 to a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Boston specifically working in the policy and advocacy arena to support the needs and interests of groups whose voice is not always heard in society. The NS4G Grant Application components must be completed by March 11, 2015, and the awards will. . .Read more »

Northeastern University is proud to be the host institution for the 2015 IARSLCE (International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement) annual conference. The Request for Proposals were released on February 20, 2015.​ To learn more, click here!